Rising since 2002, #9,457 for girls today.
Popularity of Leiliana since 2002
Babies named Leiliana per year in U.S. Social Security records. Raw births topped out in 2015, but relative to how few babies were recorded back then, Leiliana's real moment was 2024.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 33 |
| 2010s | 113 |
| 2020s | 73 |
Meaning & origin
Leiliana is a modern invention, first recorded in the United States in 2002. Its sound combines the Hawaiian Leilani with the popular -ana suffix, which appears in names like Liliana and Ariana. The name reached its peak usage in 2024, its most recent peak year, and has been rising consistently since its introduction. Despite its novelty, Leiliana fits a broader trend for lyrical, vowel-rich names with a multicultural feel. It remains very uncommon; in the latest year, only about 1 in 160,727 girls was named Leiliana, placing it outside the top 9,000. The name has not been concentrated in any particular state, reflecting its scattered, low-frequency use across the country. Leiliana's appeal lies in its musicality and the positive associations of its Hawaiian root Leilani, without the historical weight of an established name.
Leiliana is a contemporary elaboration of the Hawaiian name Leilani (meaning 'heavenly flower' or 'royal child') or the French name Liana (meaning 'to climb'). The name first appeared in U.S. records in 2002, reflecting a modern trend of creating melodic, multi-syllabic names by combining popular elements. It has no long historical use in any culture, but its components derive from Hawaiian and French roots.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Lei, Liana, Lani, Leili
Sibling names for Leiliana
Names that share Leiliana's style, for a brother or sister.
